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  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Age Difference between Donor and Recipient Predisposes to Early Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation

    S. Panombualert, M. Pearl, P. Weng, R. Ettenger.

    Pediatric Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

    Introduction: Previous studies in adult kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) have shown that an increased age difference between donor and recipient increases the risk of arterial…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Pediatric Kidney Transplant in Norway – Results after Switching from Midline to Retroperitoneal Approach in Recipients below 25 kg

    R. Horneland, A. Khan, G. Steinar, T. Thorsen, M. Hagness.

    Section for Transplant Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.

    Introduction: Pediatric kidney transplants demand a high level of surgical and medical involvement and skill. In Norway, all organ transplants are centralized and performed at…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    T Cell Lineage Imbalance and Regulatory Immune Populations in HCC Patients Undergoing Downstaging While Waitlisted for Liver Transplantation

    P. Thevenot,1 K. Nunez,1 T. Sandow,2 J. Gimenez,2 J. Gonzalez-Rosario,1 M. Patel,1 A. Alfadhli,1 D. Wyczechowska,3 A. Cohen.1

    1Institute of Translational Research, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA; 2Interventional Radiology, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA; 3Stanley S Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.

    Purpose:In this study, we monitored peripheral lymphocyte lineage and regulatory immune populations in HCC patients undergoing DEB-TACE as a bridge to liver transplantation.Methods: Liver transplant…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Donor-to-Recipient Weight Ratio is Significantly Associated with Hepatic Artery Thrombosis Following Pediatric Whole Liver Transplantation

    S. Kim, G. Ramos-Gonzalez, Z. Labib, H. Kim, K. Vakili.

    Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.

    Background: Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) following pediatric liver transplantation is associated with increased morbidity and risk of graft failure. In our clinical practice, we have…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Analysis of NIH Research Funding in Transplantation: The Important Impact of Physician-Scientists in Abdominal Transplant Research

    A. Narahari, J. Mehaffey, A. Chandrabhatla, P. Baderdinni, L. Kron, K. Brayman.

    Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

    Introduction: Obtaining National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for scientific research has become increasingly difficult. With increasing clinical demands and declining NIH funding, performing research…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Heart and Lung Offer Acceptance Practices Are Associated with Organ Yield and Local Placement

    A. Wey, M. Skeans, N. Salkowski, B. Kasiske, A. Israni, J. Snyder.

    SRTR, Minneapolis.

    Below average offer acceptance practices could delay placement of donor hearts and lungs and may ultimately lead to organ discard. Recovered thoracic organs are rarely…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Evidence of a Clinically Significant Drug-Drug Interaction between Cannabidiol and Tacrolimus: A Case Report

    A. Leino,1 C. Emoto,2 T. Fukuda,2 M. Privitera,1 A. Vinks,1,2 R. Alloway.1

    1University of Cinninati, Cincinnati, OH; 2Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    Cannabidiol (CBD), a major purified non-psychoactive component of marijuana with anticonvulsant properties, is being studied under an expanded access IND as an adjuvant treatment for…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Tumor Recurrence in Kidney Transplant Recipients with a History of Pretransplant Malignancy

    F. Becker,1 K. Schütte Nütgen,2 S. Reuter,2 L. Kebschull,1 T. Vowinkel,1 N. Senninger,1 D. Palmes,1 T. Vogel,1 R. Bahde.1

    1Department for General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany; 2Department of Internal Medicine D, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.

    Introduction: A growing body of evidence indicates that kidney transplant recipients (KTR) with a history of pre-transplant malignancy (PTM)have a higher incidence of post-transplant de-novo…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Maintenance Immunosuppression Trends in Hand and Facial VCA Transplantation

    A. Manjunath,1 M. Cammarata,1 R. Kantar,1 W. Rifkin,1 A. Jacoby,1 B. Gelb,2 R. Diaz-Siso,1 E. Rodriguez.1

    1Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY; 2Transplant Institute, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY.

    PURPOSE: Authors have speculated that vascularized composite allotransplantation recipients (VCAR) require greater maintenance immunosuppression than solid organ recipients due to skin's higher antigenicity. This has…
  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    Comparative Analysis of Bone Marrow versus Blood Monocyte-Derived Regulatory Dendritic Cells for Evaluation in a Miniature Swine Vascular Composite Allotransplantation Model

    T. Elgendy,1 D. Kim,2 A. Zahorchak,1 M. Ezzelarab,1 M. Solari,2 A. Thomson.1

    1Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; 2Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.

    Background: Dendritic cell therapy is a promising approach to reduced dependence on immunosuppressive drugs and for the promotion of tolerance in transplant recipients. Our aim…
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